As of Oct. 1, 2026, 6.6466 million bank cards were in circulation in Turkmenistan. Their number has increased by more than 320,000, or about 5%, since the beginning of the year, according to statistics published on the Central Bank of Turkmenistan’s website.
The State Commercial Bank Daýhanbank issued the largest number of bank cards, totaling 2.2248 million. The Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Halkbank ranked second with 1.2318 million cards, followed by the State Commercial Bank Türkmenistan with 1.1927 million.
By region, Ashgabat had the largest number of bank cards, with about 1.96 million. Among the regions, Mary province ranked first with 1.1821 million cards, followed by Lebap province with 1.1616 million and Dashoguz province with 974,900. Balkan province had 677,200 cards, Ahal province had 671,700, and the city of Arkadag had 18,900.
Data from the past five years also show an increase in the number of bank cards in the country. Their number stood at about 4.77 million in January 2022 and reached 6.33 million by January 2026. This represents an increase of more than 1.55 million cards over four years.
